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Tuesday 20 October 2020
A GP said one outbreak was linked to match celebrations where team members drank shots out of a championship cup.
The HPSC published its latest report on outbreaks and clusters in Ireland this morning.
The Level 3 restrictions in Donegal highlight the lack of on-the-ground co-operation along the border.
There has only been one school in which a second case was identified after an original confirmed case.
The total number of workplace outbreaks is 85, including 31 in meat processing plants.
There is a push to get pubs open next month.
Strict new coronavirus measures are now in effect – here’s what they mean for you.
The country’s education minister said there’s been an “alarming emergence of mass infections” since the start of the month.
The Taoiseach addressed the country after 6pm this evening.
There has been some confusion about the level of contact tracing at meat processing plants.
More than 1,000 cases of the virus have been reported across 20 facilities nationwide.
This number of clusters rose by ten in the space of one day, according to data from the HPSC.
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
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